surprising

Example Sentences

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Emotional arcs are readily discernible, and there are surprising shifts in tempo and density.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

After unleashing a superb backhand winner from an acute angle off the court, she broke into a broad grin and spread her arms out in a gesture that suggested she was surprising even herself.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Using two-photon microscopy, the researchers monitored activity inside the animals' brains as they reacted to this surprising outcome.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Though not a part of his economic outlook, an inflation surge into the 8% to 9% range over the next 12 months would not be surprising, he says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He laughed and looked at me like I’d said something surprising.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller